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Mühlmeier G, Tisch M. [Immunoglobulin E in nasal secretions]. HNO 2024:10.1007/s00106-024-01499-8. [PMID: 39031180 DOI: 10.1007/s00106-024-01499-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/10/2024] [Indexed: 07/22/2024]
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Diagnosis of allergic disease is primarily verified by IgE blood serum analysis. Determination in nasal secretions is technically more difficult, particularly due to a low specimen volume and the method of sample collection. Nasal secretions are frequently collected by lavage, which allows qualitative diagnostics, whereas swabs with defined amounts of mucus enable quantitative analyses. In the case of negative skin and serum tests, detection of IgE in nasal mucus combined with nasal provocation testing aids differentiation between local allergic and nonallergic rhinitis.
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- Guido Mühlmeier
- Klinik für Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Heilkunde, Kopf- und Halschirurgie, Bundeswehrkrankenhaus Ulm, Oberer Eselsberg 40, 89081, Ulm, Deutschland.
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- Klinik für Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Heilkunde, Kopf- und Halschirurgie, Bundeswehrkrankenhaus Ulm, Oberer Eselsberg 40, 89081, Ulm, Deutschland
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Bliss A, Sheehan C, Erwin E, Jatana K, Elmaraghy CA. Local Allergen-Specific IgE Production in Turbinate Tissue of Pediatric Patients. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 2023; 132:1216-1221. [PMID: 36541625 DOI: 10.1177/00034894221141769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/23/2023]
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OBJECTIVES The objective of this study is to compare serum allergen-specific IgE to IgE levels in nasal tissue taken from the inferior turbinates of pediatric patients undergoing turbinate reduction. METHODS Twenty-six pediatric patients were recruited at the time of turbinate reduction surgery. At the time of recruitment, parents of patients completed the validated 22 item Sinonasal Outcome Test (SNOT-22) to describe symptoms prior to surgery. A sample of turbinate tissue was taken during turbinate reduction and blood was collected. Tissue and serum IgE were measured and differences in the group characteristics were evaluated using Chi-square tests for binary variables and Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney tests for continuous variables. Student's t test was used to assess differences in means of total SNOT-22 scoring between the groups, and Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney tests were used again for the rest of the SNOT-22 analysis. RESULTS Levels of IgE in the serum were compared to levels in the turbinate tissue from all patients for each individual allergen. Every allergen except Alternaria displayed significant correlation between the serum and turbinate IgE levels. Additionally, each allergen except Alternaria and oak tree resulted in a strong correlation (r > .7) based on the correlation coefficients. Levels of Alternaria were found to be poorly correlative between serum and turbinate tissue, and significance was not achieved (r = -.346, P = .11). CONCLUSION Certain allergen-specific IgE antibodies in the nasal mucosa seem to be highly associated with those in the serum, based upon the significant correlations we found between the two.
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- Alessandra Bliss
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Ohio State University, Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Ohio State University, Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Allergy and Immunology, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Ohio State University, Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
- Department of Pediatric Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Ohio State University, Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
- Department of Pediatric Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA
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Gökkaya M, Schwierzeck V, Thölken K, Knoch S, Gerstlauer M, Hammel G, Traidl‐Hoffmann C, Gilles S. Nasal specific IgE correlates to serum specific IgE: First steps towards nasal molecular allergy diagnostic. Allergy 2020; 75:1802-1805. [PMID: 32056220 DOI: 10.1111/all.14228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2019] [Revised: 01/31/2020] [Accepted: 02/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Mehmet Gökkaya
- Chair and Institute of Environmental Medicine UNIKA‐T Technical University of Munich Augsburg Germany
- Helmholtz Zentrum München ‐ German Research Center for Environmental Health Augsburg Germany
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- Chair and Institute of Environmental Medicine UNIKA‐T Technical University of Munich Augsburg Germany
- Helmholtz Zentrum München ‐ German Research Center for Environmental Health Augsburg Germany
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- Chair and Institute of Environmental Medicine UNIKA‐T Technical University of Munich Augsburg Germany
- Helmholtz Zentrum München ‐ German Research Center for Environmental Health Augsburg Germany
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- Chair and Institute of Environmental Medicine UNIKA‐T Technical University of Munich Augsburg Germany
- Helmholtz Zentrum München ‐ German Research Center for Environmental Health Augsburg Germany
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- Pediatric Pneumology and Allergology Unit Medical University of Augsburg Augsburg Germany
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- Chair and Institute of Environmental Medicine UNIKA‐T Technical University of Munich Augsburg Germany
- Helmholtz Zentrum München ‐ German Research Center for Environmental Health Augsburg Germany
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- Chair and Institute of Environmental Medicine UNIKA‐T Technical University of Munich Augsburg Germany
- Helmholtz Zentrum München ‐ German Research Center for Environmental Health Augsburg Germany
- CK‐CARE Christine Kühne Center for Allergy Research and Education Davos Switzerland
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- Chair and Institute of Environmental Medicine UNIKA‐T Technical University of Munich Augsburg Germany
- Helmholtz Zentrum München ‐ German Research Center for Environmental Health Augsburg Germany
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Castelli S, Arasi S, Tripodi S, Villalta D, Martelli P, Conte M, Panetta V, Simonelli I, Rohrbach A, Di Fraia M, Sfika I, Villella V, Di Rienzo Businco A, Perna S, Dramburg S, Potapova E, Matricardi PM. IgE antibody repertoire in nasal secretions of children and adults with seasonal allergic rhinitis: A molecular analysis. Pediatr Allergy Immunol 2020; 31:273-280. [PMID: 31677297 DOI: 10.1111/pai.13148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2019] [Revised: 10/24/2019] [Accepted: 10/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND There is growing interest both in testing IgE in nasal secretions (NS) and in molecular diagnosis of seasonal allergic rhinitis (SAR). Yet, the reliability of nasal IgE detection with the newest molecular assays has never been assessed in a large cohort of pollen allergic patients. OBJECTIVE To investigate with microarray technology and compare the repertoires of specific IgE (sIgE) antibodies in NS and sera of a large population of children and adults with SAR. METHODS Nasal secretions were collected with an absorbent device (Merocel 2000® , Medtronic) and a minimal dilution procedure from 90 children and 71 adults with SAR. Total IgE (tIgE) (ImmunoCAP, Thermo Fisher Scientific (TFS)) and sIgE antibodies against 112 allergen molecules (ISAC-112, TFS) were measured in NS and serum. RESULTS Nasal sIgE was detectable in 68.3% of the patients. The detected nasal sIgE antibodies recognized airborne (88%), vegetable (10%), and animal food or other (<1%) allergen molecules. The prevalence and average levels of sIgE in NS and serum were highly interrelated at population level. A positive nasal sIgE antibody to a given molecule predicted the detection of the same antibody in the patient's serum with a specificity of 99.7% and a sensitivity of 40%. CONCLUSIONS The concentration of sIgE is much lower in nasal secretions than in the serum. sIgE assays with very high analytical sensitivity and sampling methods with minimal dilution will be therefore needed to validate nasal secretions as alternative to serum in testing the sIgE repertoire.
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- Sveva Castelli
- Department of Pediatric Pneumology, Immunology and Intensive Care Medicine, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Division of Allergy, University Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Hospital Bambino Gesù (IRCCS), Rome, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics and Pediatric Allergy Unit, Sandro Pertini Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Immunology and Allergy Unit, "S.Maria degli Angeli" Hospital, Pordenone, Italy
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- Immunology and Allergy Unit, "S.Maria degli Angeli" Hospital, Pordenone, Italy
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- L'altrastatistica srl, Consultancy & Training, Biostatistics Office, Rome, Italy
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- L'altrastatistica srl, Consultancy & Training, Biostatistics Office, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Pediatric Pneumology, Immunology and Intensive Care Medicine, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Pneumology, Immunology and Intensive Care Medicine, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics and Pediatric Allergy Unit, Sandro Pertini Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics and Pediatric Allergy Unit, Sandro Pertini Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Pediatric Pneumology, Immunology and Intensive Care Medicine, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Pneumology, Immunology and Intensive Care Medicine, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Pneumology, Immunology and Intensive Care Medicine, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Pneumology, Immunology and Intensive Care Medicine, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Ishida M, Matsune S, Wakayama N, Ohashi R, Okubo K. Possibility of Local Allergic Rhinitis in Japan. Am J Rhinol Allergy 2019; 34:26-34. [PMID: 31409100 DOI: 10.1177/1945892419868441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Background The concept of local allergic rhinitis (LAR) has been advocated recently. Allergic rhinitis in Japan is characterized by house dust mites (HDMs) and Japanese cedar pollen (JCP). To investigate LAR in Japan, total IgE and antigen-specific IgE (sIgE) were measured in inferior turbinate mucosa and their relationships with skin test (ST) and nasal allergen provocation test (NAPT) and as well as serum IgE levels were examined. Methods Subjects were 50 rhinosinusitis patients for surgery. ST was performed and serum total IgE and sIgE levels were measured preoperatively. Patients with class-0 serum anti-HDM or anti-JCP sIgE levels were subjected to NAPT with HDM or JCP, respectively, or both. In all patients, inferior turbinate mucosa was weighed and mashed, and total IgE and sIgE levels were then measured as local mucosal date per gram and per milligram. Because there is no clinical consensus how to evaluate nasal sIgE yet, both positive NAPT and detectable sIgE in obtained nasal mucosa were adopted as the diagnostic criteria of LAR in order to strictly elucidate the possibility of presence of LAR in Japan. Results JCP LAR was definitely diagnosed in 2 of 14 patients (14.3%) and HDM LAR in 5 of 21 (23.8%) in cases with rhinosinusitis symptoms in the absence of positive ST nor serum sIgE. Conclusion The present results positively support LAR by HDM or JCP being present in Japan.
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- Mariko Ishida
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Nippon Medical School Musashikosugi Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Nippon Medical School Musashikosugi Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Nippon Medical School Musashikosugi Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Nippon Medical School Musashikosugi Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
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Suzuki M, Yokota M, Ozaki S, Matsumoto T, Nakamura Y. Japanese Cedar Pollen-Specific IgA in Nasal Secretions and Nasal Allergy Symptoms. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 2019; 128:330-337. [PMID: 30678469 DOI: 10.1177/0003489418823791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE: IgA-dependent degranulation of eosinophils and positive correlation between IgA and eosinophil cytotoxic protein levels in nasal secretions have been reported. However, the association between IgA and allergic reactions remains unclear. Therefore, we evaluated the changes in Japanese cedar-specific IgA levels and allergy symptoms after Japanese cedar pollen scattering in symptomatic and asymptomatic individuals sensitized to Japanese cedar pollen. METHODS: Nasal secretion and serum samples were collected from 31 participants (21 symptomatic and 10 asymptomatic participants) in January (preseason) and March (peak season). Japanese cedar-specific IgA or IgE levels were measured using ELISA with diamond-like carbon-coated chips. RESULTS: The ratio of Japanese cedar pollen-specific IgA to total IgA (rIgA) in the nasal secretions of symptomatic participants increased significantly in March compared with that in January ( P < .01); however, the ratio of specific IgE to total IgE (rIgE) in nasal secretions did not. rIgA in nasal secretions among asymptomatic participants also did not increase during pollen season. rIgA in nasal secretions was significantly correlated with nasal allergic symptoms (r = 0.82; P < .0001) with no significant correlation between rIgE and symptoms. CONCLUSIONS: To our knowledge, this is the first study to show an association between nasal symptoms and rIgA in nasal secretions, suggesting that rIgA is useful as an antigen-specific biomarker for allergic rhinitis or pollinosis. Furthermore, rIgA values in nasal secretions do not increase in asymptomatic participants sensitized to Japanese cedar during the pollen season.
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- Motohiko Suzuki
- 1 Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Nagoya City University, Nagoya, Japan
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- 1 Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Nagoya City University, Nagoya, Japan
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- 1 Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Nagoya City University, Nagoya, Japan
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- 1 Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Nagoya City University, Nagoya, Japan
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- 1 Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Nagoya City University, Nagoya, Japan
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Rondón C, Eguíluz-Gracia I, Shamji MH, Layhadi JA, Salas M, Torres MJ, Campo P. IgE Test in Secretions of Patients with Respiratory Allergy. Curr Allergy Asthma Rep 2018; 18:67. [PMID: 30317418 DOI: 10.1007/s11882-018-0821-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW IgE is a key player in multiple inflammatory airway diseases. Ample literature demonstrates its presence in mucosa of patients with allergic rhinitis (AR), local allergic rhinitis (LAR), asthma, or chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis (CRSwNP). RECENT FINDINGS Current evidence shows that high-affinity IgE in blood stream of allergic individuals derives mainly from the mucosae. Also, mucosal synthesis of IgE can occur in the absence of systemic atopy, and may be relevant in atopic and non-atopic phenotypes of rhinitis as demonstrated in LAR. Specific IgE (sIgE) detection varies depending on technique used for sample collection and its measurement. sIgE detection is highly specific for diagnosis of LAR. Moreover, measurement of sIgE in secretions could be useful in monitoring response to allergen-specific immunotherapy in both AR and LAR phenotypes. This review will focus on recent developments in the role of IgE in respiratory diseases, and the clinical implications of its measurement in secretions.
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- Carmen Rondón
- Allergy Unit, IBIMA-Regional University Hospital of Málaga, Málaga, Spain
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- Immunomodulation and Tolerance Group, Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Inflammation, Repair and Development, MRC Asthma UK Centre Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Immunomodulation and Tolerance Group, Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Inflammation, Repair and Development, MRC Asthma UK Centre Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Allergy Unit, IBIMA-Regional University Hospital of Málaga, Málaga, Spain
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- Allergy Unit, IBIMA-Regional University Hospital of Málaga, Málaga, Spain
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- Allergy Unit, IBIMA-Regional University Hospital of Málaga, Málaga, Spain.
- Plaza Hospital Civil, 29009, Málaga, Spain.
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Collection of nasal secretions and tears and their use in allergology. Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol 2018; 18:1-9. [DOI: 10.1097/aci.0000000000000412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Wise SK, Lin SY, Toskala E, Orlandi RR, Akdis CA, Alt JA, Azar A, Baroody FM, Bachert C, Canonica GW, Chacko T, Cingi C, Ciprandi G, Corey J, Cox LS, Creticos PS, Custovic A, Damask C, DeConde A, DelGaudio JM, Ebert CS, Eloy JA, Flanagan CE, Fokkens WJ, Franzese C, Gosepath J, Halderman A, Hamilton RG, Hoffman HJ, Hohlfeld JM, Houser SM, Hwang PH, Incorvaia C, Jarvis D, Khalid AN, Kilpeläinen M, Kingdom TT, Krouse H, Larenas-Linnemann D, Laury AM, Lee SE, Levy JM, Luong AU, Marple BF, McCoul ED, McMains KC, Melén E, Mims JW, Moscato G, Mullol J, Nelson HS, Patadia M, Pawankar R, Pfaar O, Platt MP, Reisacher W, Rondón C, Rudmik L, Ryan M, Sastre J, Schlosser RJ, Settipane RA, Sharma HP, Sheikh A, Smith TL, Tantilipikorn P, Tversky JR, Veling MC, Wang DY, Westman M, Wickman M, Zacharek M. International Consensus Statement on Allergy and Rhinology: Allergic Rhinitis. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol 2018; 8:108-352. [PMID: 29438602 PMCID: PMC7286723 DOI: 10.1002/alr.22073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 218] [Impact Index Per Article: 36.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2017] [Revised: 12/01/2017] [Accepted: 12/01/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Critical examination of the quality and validity of available allergic rhinitis (AR) literature is necessary to improve understanding and to appropriately translate this knowledge to clinical care of the AR patient. To evaluate the existing AR literature, international multidisciplinary experts with an interest in AR have produced the International Consensus statement on Allergy and Rhinology: Allergic Rhinitis (ICAR:AR). METHODS Using previously described methodology, specific topics were developed relating to AR. Each topic was assigned a literature review, evidence-based review (EBR), or evidence-based review with recommendations (EBRR) format as dictated by available evidence and purpose within the ICAR:AR document. Following iterative reviews of each topic, the ICAR:AR document was synthesized and reviewed by all authors for consensus. RESULTS The ICAR:AR document addresses over 100 individual topics related to AR, including diagnosis, pathophysiology, epidemiology, disease burden, risk factors for the development of AR, allergy testing modalities, treatment, and other conditions/comorbidities associated with AR. CONCLUSION This critical review of the AR literature has identified several strengths; providers can be confident that treatment decisions are supported by rigorous studies. However, there are also substantial gaps in the AR literature. These knowledge gaps should be viewed as opportunities for improvement, as often the things that we teach and the medicine that we practice are not based on the best quality evidence. This document aims to highlight the strengths and weaknesses of the AR literature to identify areas for future AR research and improved understanding.
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- Allergy/Asthma, Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research, Switzerland
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- Allergy/Immunology, Johns Hopkins University, USA
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- Otolaryngology, Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Turkey
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- Otolaryngology, University of California San Diego, USA
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- Otorhinolaryngology, Helios Kliniken Wiesbaden, Germany
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- Respiratory Medicine, Hannover Medical School, Airway Research Fraunhofer Institute for Toxicology and Experimental Medicine, German Center for Lung Research, Germany
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- Otolaryngology, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, USA
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- Pediatric Allergy, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
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- Otolaryngology, Universitat de Barcelona, Hospital Clinic, IDIBAPS, Spain
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- Rhinology/Allergy, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Center for Rhinology and Allergology, Wiesbaden, Germany
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- Allergy, Regional University Hospital of Málaga, Spain
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- Otolaryngology, University of Calgary, Canada
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- Otolaryngology, University of Texas Southwestern, USA
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- Allergology, Hospital Universitario Fundacion Jiminez Diaz, Spain
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- Allergy/Immunology, Children's National Health System, George Washington University School of Medicine, USA
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- Otolaryngology, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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Marchetti P, Pesce G, Villani S, Antonicelli L, Ariano R, Attena F, Bono R, Bellisario V, Fois A, Gibelli N, Nicolis M, Olivieri M, Pirina P, Scopano E, Siniscalco C, Verlato G, Marcon A. Pollen concentrations and prevalence of asthma and allergic rhinitis in Italy: Evidence from the GEIRD study. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2017; 584-585:1093-1099. [PMID: 28169023 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.01.168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2016] [Revised: 01/13/2017] [Accepted: 01/25/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Pollen exposure has acute adverse effects on sensitized individuals. Information on the prevalence of respiratory diseases in areas with different pollen concentrations is scanty. AIM We performed an ecologic analysis to assess whether the prevalence of allergic rhinitis and asthma in young adults varied across areas with different pollen concentrations in Italy. METHODS A questionnaire on respiratory diseases was delivered to random samples of 20-44year-old subjects from six centers in 2005-2010. Data on the daily air concentrations of 7 major allergologic pollens (Poaceae, Urticaceae, Oleaceae, Cupressaceae, Coryloideae, Betula and Ambrosia) were collected for 2007-2008. Center-specific pollen exposure indicators were calculated, including the average number of days per year with pollens above the low or high concentration thresholds defined by the Italian Association of Aerobiology. Associations between pollen exposure and disease prevalence, adjusted for potential confounders, were estimated using logistic regression models with center as a random-intercept. RESULTS Overall, 8834 subjects (56.8%) filled in the questionnaire. Allergic rhinitis was significantly less frequent in the centers with longer periods with high concentrations of at least one (OR per 10days=0.989, 95%CI: 0.979-0.999) or at least two pollens (OR=0.974, 95%CI: 0.951-0.998); associations with the number of days with at least one (OR=0.988, 95%CI: 0.972-1.004) or at least two (OR=0.985, 95%CI: 0.970-1.001) pollens above the low thresholds were borderline significant. Asthma prevalence was not associated with pollen concentrations. CONCLUSIONS Our study does not support that the prevalence of allergic rhinitis and asthma is greater in centers with higher pollen concentrations. It is not clear whether the observed ecologic associations hold at the individual level.
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- Pierpaolo Marchetti
- Unit of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
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- Unit of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Unit of Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, Italy
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- Allergy Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Ospedali Riuniti, Ancona, Italy
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- Allergologia, Azienda Sanitaria Locale 1, Imperiese, (IM), Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, II University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Public Health and Pediatrics, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Public Health and Pediatrics, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Unit of Lung Disease, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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- U.O.C. di Medicina del Lavoro, Sezione di Allergologia, Fondazione Salvatore Maugeri, Pavia, Italy
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- Unit of Hygiene and Preventive, Environmental and Occupational Medicine, Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Unit of Occupational Medicine, University Hospital of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Unit of Lung Disease, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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- Air pollution Unit, Agenzia Regionale per la Protezione Ambientale Campania (ARPAC), Caserta, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Unit of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Unit of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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Leaker BR, Malkov VA, Mogg R, Ruddy MK, Nicholson GC, Tan AJ, Tribouley C, Chen G, De Lepeleire I, Calder NA, Chung H, Lavender P, Carayannopoulos LN, Hansel TT. The nasal mucosal late allergic reaction to grass pollen involves type 2 inflammation (IL-5 and IL-13), the inflammasome (IL-1β), and complement. Mucosal Immunol 2017; 10:408-420. [PMID: 27677865 DOI: 10.1038/mi.2016.74] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2016] [Accepted: 07/21/2016] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Non-invasive mucosal sampling (nasosorption and nasal curettage) was used following nasal allergen challenge with grass pollen in subjects with allergic rhinitis, in order to define the molecular basis of the late allergic reaction (LAR). It was found that the nasal LAR to grass pollen involves parallel changes in pathways of type 2 inflammation (IL-4, IL-5 and IL-13), inflammasome-related (IL-1β), and complement and circadian-associated genes. A grass pollen nasal spray was given to subjects with hay fever followed by serial sampling, in which cytokines and chemokines were measured in absorbed nasal mucosal lining fluid, and global gene expression (transcriptomics) assessed in nasal mucosal curettage samples. Twelve of 19 subjects responded with elevations in interleukin (IL)-5, IL-13, IL-1β and MIP-1β/CCL4 protein levels in the late phase. In addition, in these individuals whole-genome expression profiling showed upregulation of type 2 inflammation involving eosinophils and IL-4, IL-5 and IL-13; neutrophil recruitment with IL-1α and IL-1β; the alternative pathway of complement (factor P and C5aR); and prominent effects on circadian-associated transcription regulators. Baseline IL-33 mRNA strongly correlated with these late-phase responses, whereas a single oral dose of prednisone dose-dependently reversed most nasal allergen challenge-induced cytokine and transcript responses. This study shows that the LAR to grass pollen involves a range of inflammatory pathways and suggests potential new biomarkers and therapeutic targets. Furthermore, the marked variation in mucosal inflammatory events between different patients suggests that in the future precision mucosal sampling may enable rational specific therapy.
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Affiliation(s)
- B R Leaker
- Respiratory Clinical Trials Ltd, London, UK
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- Merck Research Laboratories, Rahway, New Jersey, USA
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- Merck Research Laboratories, Rahway, New Jersey, USA.,Present address: Celgene (L.N.C. and G.C.); Janssen R & D, Spring House, PA (R.M.); Alnylam (M.K.R.); Novartis (C.T.); GSK (N.A.C.); Otsuka (H.C.)
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- Merck Research Laboratories, Rahway, New Jersey, USA.,Present address: Celgene (L.N.C. and G.C.); Janssen R & D, Spring House, PA (R.M.); Alnylam (M.K.R.); Novartis (C.T.); GSK (N.A.C.); Otsuka (H.C.)
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- Imperial Clinical Respiratory Research Unit (ICRRU), St Mary's Hospital, Imperial College, London, UK
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- Merck Research Laboratories, Rahway, New Jersey, USA.,Present address: Celgene (L.N.C. and G.C.); Janssen R & D, Spring House, PA (R.M.); Alnylam (M.K.R.); Novartis (C.T.); GSK (N.A.C.); Otsuka (H.C.)
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- Merck Research Laboratories, Rahway, New Jersey, USA.,Present address: Celgene (L.N.C. and G.C.); Janssen R & D, Spring House, PA (R.M.); Alnylam (M.K.R.); Novartis (C.T.); GSK (N.A.C.); Otsuka (H.C.)
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- MSD (Europe) Inc., Brussels, Belgium.,Present address: Celgene (L.N.C. and G.C.); Janssen R & D, Spring House, PA (R.M.); Alnylam (M.K.R.); Novartis (C.T.); GSK (N.A.C.); Otsuka (H.C.)
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- Present address: Celgene (L.N.C. and G.C.); Janssen R & D, Spring House, PA (R.M.); Alnylam (M.K.R.); Novartis (C.T.); GSK (N.A.C.); Otsuka (H.C.)
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- Department of Asthma, Allergy and Respiratory Science, King's College, London, UK
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- Merck Research Laboratories, Rahway, New Jersey, USA.,Present address: Celgene (L.N.C. and G.C.); Janssen R & D, Spring House, PA (R.M.); Alnylam (M.K.R.); Novartis (C.T.); GSK (N.A.C.); Otsuka (H.C.)
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- Imperial Clinical Respiratory Research Unit (ICRRU), St Mary's Hospital, Imperial College, London, UK
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Reliable mite-specific IgE testing in nasal secretions by means of allergen microarray. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2017; 140:301-303.e8. [PMID: 28238352 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2016.11.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2016] [Revised: 10/14/2016] [Accepted: 11/11/2016] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Ota Y, Ikemiyagi Y, Sato T, Funakoshi T, Hiruta N, Kitamura M, Bujo H, Suzuki M. Measuring local immunoglobulin E in the inferior turbinate nasal mucosa in patients with allergic rhinitis. Allergol Int 2016; 65:396-399. [PMID: 27516133 DOI: 10.1016/j.alit.2016.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2015] [Revised: 02/18/2016] [Accepted: 03/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Studies show that immunoglobulin E (IgE) is produced in the local nasal mucosa in allergic rhinitis patients. However, no study involved the measurement of IgE levels in the local nasal mucosal tissue in allergic rhinitis patients. This study aimed to measure the local IgE levels in the nasal mucosal tissue and to compare the levels of total IgE and specific IgEs in the serum and the inferior turbinate nasal mucosa in allergic rhinitis patients using the AlaSTAT 3gAllergy assay (Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics AG, Erlangen, Germany). METHODS Total IgE antibodies and allergen-specific IgE antibodies in each sample of nasal mucosal tissue from 11 allergic rhinitis patients were measured with the AlaSTAT 3gAllergy assay. We compared the levels of total IgE and IgEs specific for house dust (HD), mites, and cedar pollen in the serum and the inferior turbinate. RESULTS The total IgE levels and the cedar pollen-specific IgE levels in the inferior turbinate mucosal tissue correlated significantly with their respective levels in serum. The HD- and mite-specific IgE levels in the inferior turbinate mucosal tissue did not correlate significantly with their respective levels in the serum. CONCLUSIONS Our results evaluating the correlations between nasal mucosal and serum levels of antigen-specific IgE indicate that IgE produced in the nasal mucosa affects the IgE levels in the serum, especially the cedar pollen-specific IgE.
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Izuhara K. Japanese Guidelines for Allergic Diseases 2014. Allergol Int 2014; 63:291. [PMID: 25317458 DOI: 10.2332/allergolint.14-ed-0792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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